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confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt] adj
1. (postpositive; foll by of) having or showing confidence or certainty; sure confident of success 2. sure of oneself; bold 3. presumptuous; excessively bold [from Latin confīdens trusting, having self-confidence, from confīdere to have complete trust in; see confide] confidently adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
confident adjective 1. certain, sure, convinced, positive, secure, satisfied, counting on I am confident that everything will come out right in time. certain not sure, uncertain, doubtful, dubious, unsure, unconvinced 2. self-assured, positive, assured, bold, self-confident, self-reliant, self-possessed, sure of yourself, can-do (informal) In time he became more confident and relaxed. self-assured shy, afraid, scared, nervous, unsure, tentative, insecure, hesitant, self-doubting, jittery, lacking confidence, mousy Translations confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt] ADJ [person] → seguro, seguro de sí mismo; [prediction] → hecho con seguridad, hecho con confianza; [performance, smile, reply, manner] → lleno de seguridad, lleno de confianza to be confident that → estar seguro de que to be confident of doing sth → confiar en hacer algo he is confident of success → confía en obtener el éxito to feel or be confident about sth → tener confianza en algo the prime minister is in confident mood → el primer ministro está lleno de confianza confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt] adj confident adj (= sure) → überzeugt, zuversichtlich (→ of +gen); look etc → zuversichtlich; to be confident of success or succeeding → vom Erfolg überzeugt sein, zuversichtlich or überzeugt sein, dass man gewinnt; to be/feel confident about something → in Bezug auf etw zuversichtlich sein; it will happen — are you confident? → es wird geschehen — sind Sie davon überzeugt or dessen sicher?; to be confident in somebody/something → Vertrauen zu jdm/etw haben, jdm/einer Sache vertrauen; confident in her love → ihrer Liebe gewiss (geh) confident [ˈkɒnfɪd/ənt] adj → sicuro/a, fiducioso/a (also self-confident) → sicuro/a (di sé) to be confident of doing sth/that → essere sicuro di fare qc/che How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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